CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 2)
1. 1. What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by se- a. Opioid withdrawal
vere flu-like symptoms (nausea, vomiting, runny nose,
watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weak-
ness, tremors, sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal
2. 2. Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of c. One-half
the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters
3. 3. What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and c. Neurological immaturity
risk taking due to primarily?
a. Poor parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty
4. 4. What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, c. Stress
barbiturates, and benzodiazepines) typically used to
cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
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c. Stress
d. Boredom
5. 11. The "Five As" of tobacco treatment, in proper order, c. Ask, advise, assess, as-
are: sist, and arrange
a. Assess, advise, admonish, advocate, and arrange
b. Ask, assess, assist, arrange, and advise
c. Ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange
d. Assess, agree, assist, advocate, and admonish
6. 6. At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiological- a. Stimulant
ly?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic
7. 7. Among the following, what is the MOST harmful c. Alcohol
drug a mother can abuse during pregnancy?
a. Heroin
b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine
8. 8. Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs b. acetylcholine.
to compensate for deficiencies in all of the following
neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
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1. 1. What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by se- a. Opioid withdrawal
vere flu-like symptoms (nausea, vomiting, runny nose,
watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weak-
ness, tremors, sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal
2. 2. Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of c. One-half
the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters
3. 3. What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and c. Neurological immaturity
risk taking due to primarily?
a. Poor parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty
4. 4. What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, c. Stress
barbiturates, and benzodiazepines) typically used to
cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
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c. Stress
d. Boredom
5. 11. The "Five As" of tobacco treatment, in proper order, c. Ask, advise, assess, as-
are: sist, and arrange
a. Assess, advise, admonish, advocate, and arrange
b. Ask, assess, assist, arrange, and advise
c. Ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange
d. Assess, agree, assist, advocate, and admonish
6. 6. At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiological- a. Stimulant
ly?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic
7. 7. Among the following, what is the MOST harmful c. Alcohol
drug a mother can abuse during pregnancy?
a. Heroin
b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine
8. 8. Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs b. acetylcholine.
to compensate for deficiencies in all of the following
neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
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